Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Hey ho, it's the trailer for Spike Jonze's Where The Wild Things Are! Watch it below, or head over to Apple where you can see it in a larger format. I also took a bunch of screen-grabs from the trailer and posted them at MNPP so check that if you feel the urge.

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.What do we think? Honestly, I would sacrifice a year of my life to be transported immediately through time to see this sucker. I would! I swear it! For those of us who grew up loving this book, I think the sight of seeing these images in motion... it's heart-stopping. Magical. Cannot wait. (#2 Cannot Wait, actually)

This trailer has completely taken over the internet! it's insanity, but I love every second of it. That was easily the best trailer for quite possibly the best movie I have seen in FOREVER. Spike Jonze nailed this mofo.

But. I remember sitting in a theatre last July for The Dark Knight and seeing a trailer for a movie based on a beloved book. There was only one line of dialogue, and the rest was filled with an awesome rock song montage. The blogosphere lost its collective mind.

What to make of an early October release. Not summer, not quite holiday season...maybe that's the point, to try and be by itself, save for a few light autumn movies? Then again, does it really need to worry about competition, and couldn't it have been an even bigger force with a December 25th release?

OK Nate, hate to tell you, but I'm a lucky bastard that already saw "The Broken Embraces". Best Cruz perf to date. Great actresses all around and this time 2 of the lead males are really good too (Homar and Gomez). More of a dramatic thriller than any other consideration. Twists and turns. Cinematic goodness all around. Not a masterpiece, thought, but an inch close to that level. Wild and fully enjoyable self-homage to his landmark film. A must-see and to put it simply, IF Cruz didn't win so many awards last year she probably would be sweeping this years'.

On "Wild Things"... I second you on that feeling to want to see this one NOW.

P certainly has a couple of Oscar clips... if she did cathegory fraud, she'd be locked. As lead she has a good chance, 'cause her limited screentime is still the 2nd largest in the movie and her character is one of the two around the movie revolts.

Plus her star power, and specially the fact I doubt there will be 5 better written, showiest female leads this year. She's even better than in VCB, and that's the main reason - that she won - for preventing me saying she's a lock for the nom. Let's see how the year developes, but the quality of the performance is award-winner... only I think almost no-one would give her back-to-back wins. Maybe the Golden Globe, though

I was already excited and now this trailer. This has to be the most excited I've been for a film in years and the first trailer to make me cry in as long. Add to that Carter Burwell teaming with Karen O for the score...I need it now!